Last 3.8 head produced

Trenton Engine North is expected to finish making 3.8 liter V6 engines this Friday; this is a photo of the last head being produced for these engines. A stockpile has been made both for assembly of new engines, and for service parts.

The 3.8 engine was first used in 1991 cars; it followed Chrysler’s first V6, the 3.3, after a single year, and has been in production for 20 years. The 3.8 saw Chrysler at a low point when some thought the company was on the verge of failure, at a high point when Chrysler could seemingly do no wrong, through the death spiral of DBAG and Cerberus ownership, and finally to the start of a renaissance under Fiat leadership. Currently the 3.8 is only used in the Jeep Wrangler.

Trenton North may see an extension of its life as a source of cams and other parts for the Pentastar V6.